مُقَلٌeyes فيin دُجىthe darkness of العَرورِdelusion (apparently الغرور) نِيامُasleep
مُقَلٌ في دُجى العَرورِ نِيامُ
وَحَياةٌand life جَميعُهاall of it أَحلامُdreams
وَحَياةٌ جَميعُها أَحلامُ
Eyes lie asleep in the darkness of delusion,
Drowsy in the gloom of nights, slumbering,
and life is entirely dreams.
And life entirely a dream,
كُلُّevery عَينٍeye تَحتَbeneath الظَلامِthe darkness وَلَكنbut
كُلُّ عَينٍ تَحتَ الظَلامِ وَلَكن
بَدَّلَaltered الحلمُthe dream ماwhat أَجنَّconcealed الظَلامُthe darkness
بَدَّلَ الحلمُ ما أَجنَّ الظَلامُ
Every eye lies beneath darkness, yet
Every eye in the darkness, yet
the dream has altered what darkness concealed.
Dreams have changed what darkness wrought.
رَقدةٌa slumber طالَgrew long عَهدُهاits duration فَتَلَتهاthen followed it
رَقدةٌ طالَ عَهدُها فَتَلَتها
رَقدةٌa slumber لَمnot يَكُنwould be يَليهاto follow it اِنصِرامُan ending
رَقدةٌ لَم يَكُن يَليها اِنصِرامُ
A slumber whose duration grew long was followed by
A sleep whose age was prolonged that ended it
a slumber never to be followed by an end.
A sleep that had no ending after it,
هامwas enamored كُلٌّeveryone بِعَيشِهِof his life وَالمَناياand deadly fates
هام كُلٌّ بِعَيشِهِ وَالمَنايا
راصِداتٌlying in wait حَولَaround النُفوسِthe souls قِيامُstanding
راصِداتٌ حَولَ النُفوسِ قِيامُ
Each was enamored of his life, while deadly fates
Each busied with their life while death
stood watchful around the souls.
Stands guard around souls awake.
قَصُرَgrew short العُمرُlife's span تَحتَbeneath طُولِthe length of رَجاءٍhope
قَصُرَ العُمرُ تَحتَ طُولِ رَجاءٍ
شَرَدَتstrayed فيin مَجالِهِits expanse الأَوهامُthe illusions
شَرَدَت في مَجالِهِ الأَوهامُ
Life grew short beneath long hope,
Life was cut short under length of hope,
in whose expanse illusions strayed.
Imaginations strayed in its expanse.
لَوif أَرادَwished الفَتىthe young man قَضاءَfulfillment of أَمانيwishes
لَو أَرادَ الفَتى قَضاءَ أَماني
هِhis لَضاقَتwould surely be too few مِنfrom دونِهاshort of them الأَيَّامُthe days
هِ لَضاقَت مِن دونِها الأَيَّامُ
If a young man wished to fulfill his wishes,
Had the youth wanted to fulfill his wishes,
the days would fall short of attaining them.
Days would have been too narrow for it.
كُلُّevery يَومٍday تَعِلَّةٌa solace شابهاtainted it الشَّكْthe doubt (first part)
كُلُّ يَومٍ تَعِلَّةٌ شابها الشَّكْ
كُcompletion of 'doubt' وَماand what لاnot يُشكُّis doubted فيهِabout it الحِمامُdeath
كُ وَما لا يُشكُّ فيهِ الحِمامُ
Each day is a solace tainted by doubt,
Each day a renewed pretext that resembled doubt,
and what admits no doubt is death.
What pigeons have no doubt in.
تَحتَbeneath هَذاthis الرُّغامِthe dust مِنهُfrom it رِجالٌmen
تَحتَ هَذا الرُّغامِ مِنهُ رِجالٌ
وَعَلَيهِand upon it مِنfrom رِجالٍmen رغامُdust
وَعَلَيهِ مِن رِجالٍ رغامُ
Beneath this dust lie men made of it,
Under this soil some men lie
and upon it lies dust made of men.
While over it men's soil lie.
وَاِستَوىand became alike المَيتُthe dead وَالتُرابُand the dust وَبَينand between الthe
وَاِستَوى المَيتُ وَالتُرابُ وَبَين ال
مَيتِdead وَالحَيِّand the living نسبةٌkinship وَالتِئامُand union
مَيتِ وَالحَيِّ نسبةٌ وَالتِئامُ
And the dead and the dust became alike; between the
The dead leveled with dust, and between
dead and the living lie kinship and union.
The dead and alive a connection and pact.
أَيُّهاO الراحلُdeparted one الَّذيwho سارَjourneyed عَنَّاaway from us
أَيُّها الراحلُ الَّذي سارَ عَنَّا
نَحوَtoward عَرشٍa throne قَدindeed طابَbecame pleasant فيهِin it المُقامُthe dwelling
نَحوَ عَرشٍ قَد طابَ فيهِ المُقامُ
O departed one, who journeyed away from us
O you who left from us
toward a throne where it is sweet to dwell,
To a dominion made good for stay
وَتَوارىand vanished بِالجسمِin body فيin ظلِّthe shadow of لَحدٍa grave
وَتَوارى بِالجسمِ في ظلِّ لَحدٍ
نَحلتgrew thin بَعَدafter مَنthe one بِهِwithin it الأَجسامُbodies
نَحلت بَعَد مَن بِهِ الأَجسامُ
and vanished in body into a grave's shadow—
And the body was concealed in shade of a grave
bodies wasted away after the loss of the one within it.
You gained after what bodies contest.
إِنindeed فيهِwithin it حبَّseed (also 'beloved') القُلوبthe hearts فَهَلso will? تَنmake sprout (first part)
إِن فيهِ حبَّ القُلوب فَهَل تَن
بِتُهit (completes 'make it sprout') فَوقكabove you الدُموعُthe tears السِجامُfreely flowing
بِتُه فَوقك الدُموعُ السِجامُ
Indeed, within it lies the hearts' beloved seed; will
In it lies hearts' love. Do tears
the streaming tears make it sprout above you?
Still spill over you, you honorable one?
ياAh! لَكَfor you اللَهُGod ماhow much أَثَرتَyou stirred مِنof الحُزthe grief (first part)
يا لَكَ اللَهُ ما أَثَرتَ مِن الحُز
نcompletion of 'grief' وَفيand in المَوتdeath وِردُa draught ماwhat لاnot يُرامُis desired
ن وَفي المَوت وِردُ ما لا يُرامُ
Ah, God be with you! What grief you have stirred,
O how you have left a trace of sadness,
and in death lies a draught that none desires.
And in death lies what is not hoped for.
لاmay not رَعىprotect اللَهُGod لَيلةًa night بِكَto you أَودَتbrought death
لا رَعى اللَهُ لَيلةً بِكَ أَودَت
فَاِكتَسَتso clothed themselves مِنfrom سَوادِهاits blackness الأَقوامُthe peoples
فَاِكتَسَت مِن سَوادِها الأَقوامُ
May God not protect the night that took you away,
God did not watch a night against you that
whereupon peoples clothed themselves in its blackness.
Made communities don its darkness.
قَدindeed رَمىshot قَلبَكَyour heart الحِمامُdeath بِسَهمٍwith an arrow
قَد رَمى قَلبَكَ الحِمامُ بِسَهمٍ
كَثُرَتmultiplied مِنهُfrom it فيin القُلوبِthe hearts الكُلومُthe wounds
كَثُرَت مِنهُ في القُلوبِ الكُلومُ
Death has struck your heart with an arrow,
Your heart was struck by an arrow from love
from which wounds multiplied in hearts.
Causing many a heart to have adhesions.
فَتَرَكَتَso you left الحَياةَlife طَوعاًwillingly وَلَمand did not يشengross (first part)
فَتَرَكَتَ الحَياةَ طَوعاً وَلَم يش
غَلْكَyou (completes 'engross you') قَبلاًbefore بِهاwith it حُسناًbeauty مُستَهامُone enamored
غَلْكَ قَبلاً بِها حُسناً مُستَهامُ
So you willingly left life, nor had
So you freely left life and no
one enamored of beauty ever engrossed you in it.
Passion for it possessed you before.
لَمnot تَزَلcease ناظِراًlooking إَلَيهاat it بِعَينٍwith an eye
لَم تَزَل ناظِراً إَلَيها بِعَينٍ
هِيَit (life) فيin جَفنِهاits eyelid قَذىًa mote وَسَقامُand illness
هِيَ في جَفنِها قَذىً وَسَقامُ
You never ceased looking upon it with an eye
You continued looking at it with an eye
in whose lid it was a mote and a malady.
In whose eyelid were specks and sickness.
وَتَرَحَّلتَand you journeyed نَحوَtoward رَبِّكَyour Lord تَبغِيseeking
وَتَرَحَّلتَ نَحوَ رَبِّكَ تَبغِي
عِندَهُwith Him الخُلدَimmortality وَالحَياةُand life لِمامُa fleeting visit
عِندَهُ الخُلدَ وَالحَياةُ لِمامُ
And you journeyed toward your Lord, seeking
And you journeyed to your Lord, seeking
immortality with Him, while life is a fleeting visit.
Near Him eternity, and life is perfected.
ماnot تَفِيsuffice بَعدَكَafter you الشُجونُsorrows وَلَكنbut
ما تَفِي بَعدَكَ الشُجونُ وَلَكن
تِلكَthose مِماamong what اِقتَضىrequired الهَوىlove وَالذِّمامُand loyal duty
تِلكَ مِما اِقتَضى الهَوى وَالذِّمامُ
Sorrows after your departure cannot suffice, yet
No grief remains after you, but
they are part of what love and loyal duty require.
That is what love and infatuation required.
غَلَّfettered مِنكَof yours الرَّدىdeath بَناناًfingers نَضاهُbared it الthe
غَلَّ مِنكَ الرَّدى بَناناً نَضاهُ ال
بِرُّkindness قَبلاًbefore وَالمُكرَماتُand noble deeds العِظامُgreat
بِرُّ قَبلاً وَالمُكرَماتُ العِظامُ
Death fettered fingers of yours, once bared by
Loss took away a gentle, pure youth,
kindness and mighty acts of generosity.
Honored before in favors and nobilities.
وَعَلاand covered ذاتِكَyour self الكَريمةُnoble تُربٌdust
وَعَلا ذاتِكَ الكَريمةُ تُربٌ
قَدindeed عَلاهُcovered it الإِجلالُreverence وَالإكرامُand honor
قَد عَلاهُ الإِجلالُ وَالإكرامُ
And dust covered your noble self,
Your noble self transcended dust
itself covered with reverence and honor.
Elevated by reverence and honor.
فَعَلىso upon قَبرِكَyour grave السَحائبُthe clouds تَجريflow
فَعَلى قَبرِكَ السَحائبُ تَجري
وَعَلىand upon نَفسِكَyour soul الرِضىfavor وَالسَلامُand peace
وَعَلى نَفسِكَ الرِضى وَالسَلامُ
So may clouds flow over your grave,
So over your grave clouds flow,
and may favor and peace rest upon your soul.
And over your soul satisfaction and peace.
Sol 6.1